Film Conclave is excited to launch its first ever India-focused film co-production market, bringing together filmmakers with funders. It is open to filmmakers all around the world producing content that celebrates India or its diaspora.
The film co-production market is part of a wider annual India Week®, organised by advisory firm EPG, taking place from 22 May – 30 May. India Week® is the most significant celebration of bilateral economic ties between the UK and India. To find out more about all the events visit indiaweek.uk.
Film Conclave is being organised in collaboration with the Tasveer Film Festival, the only Oscar® qualifying South Asian film festival, ReelN, leaders in South Asian film curation and event production, and Lotus Visual Productions, a platform empowering performance artists and filmmakers through sponsorships, grants, and production opportunities.
We aim to provide a platform where the 'global Indian' origin film industry can find genuine partnerships and financing opportunities for projects in development. We invite film pitches from the UK, India and further afar, including from the Indian diaspora. It will be followed by an exclusive drinks reception with over 200 filmmakers, funders, actors and production houses.
***SUBMISSION CRITERIA***
1. Feature (narrative and documentary seeking investors / producing partners / distribution)
2. Work-In-Progress projects (unfinished feature films seeking finishing funds / gap financing)
***SUBMISSION GUIDELINES***
1a. FEATURE NARRATIVE (seeking investors / producing partners / distributors)
Screenplay (1st draft is fine) - first 25 pages for narrative
one combined PDF including:
1. Logline
2. Short synopsis
3. Long synopsis or story
4. Director's bio
5. Producer's Bio
6. Director’s statement
7. Visual and treatment note, or look-book
8. Estimated budget top sheet
9. Project timelines
10. Partners attached (optional)
11. Talent attached (optional)
12.
Financial plan (optional)
1b. DOCUMENTARY FEATURE & SHORT (20MINS & ABOVE) (seeking investors / producing partners / distributors)
Must submit ONE combined PDF including:
1. Logline
2. Short synopsis
3. Long treatment
4. Director's bio/ producer's bio
5. Director’s statement
6. Estimated budget
7. Top sheet
8. Financial plan
9. Timeline
10. Story (optional)
2. WORK-IN-PROGRESS FILMS (unfinished feature films seeking finishing funds / gap financing)
Please submit:
1. Film press kit
2. Rough cut market screener
3. Teaser or scenes (about 4-5 scenes)
4. Project timelines and current status at the time of submission
5. Premiere status / film festival selections if any
6. Total budget with clear expenses and funding gap
4. FINISHED FILMS (seeking festival programming / sales agents / distribution)
Please submit:
1. Festival / market screener link
2. Trailer
3. Press kit
4. Territories and rights available
We'll select 20 submissions to come along on the day, informing you by the end of April 2025. You'll get dedicated support from our team to organise meetings with potential investors, producers, studios, broadcast networks, sales agents, distributors, public funds, digital platforms, government and legal experts to help you tap into UK-India Coproduction incentives, specialist accountants and others.
Selected submissions will be required to purchase Film Conclave attendee ticket(s).
We will provide you a network of market delegates comprising potential investors, producers, studios, broadcast networks, sales agents, distributors, public funds, and digital platforms and help you set-up one-on-one meeting. Attending these meetings is mandatory.